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WORKSHOPS & MASTERCLASSES 2010 See below for a description on the variety of courses we do over the course of the year. For specifics on dates and fee's, have a look at our Autumn/Winter 2010 brochure.Download Autumn/Winter 2010 Workhop Programme Here- (186kb) METAL FABRICATION
Trainer: Michael O’Hara An intensive two day tuition in metalwork with a particular focus on welding, cutting and metal fabrication (Arc, gas & TIG). The intent of the workshop is to tailor it to the specific needs and requirements of the participant and to show the versatility and application of the materials to practice. All relevant health & safety issues will also be covered. No previous experience is required. Michael O’Hara is an artist and a part time lecturer in sculpture at Dublin Institute of Technology. O’Hara has shown extensively within Ireland and is a well known expert in metal fabrication techniques.
Trainer: Dr Michael Brown
The camera is used to explore the scale, texture and colours of the natural landscape, encouraging participants to look at the world around them in a different way. Digital SLR cameras are provided, along with instruction on using the cameras effectively. An illustrated introduction to landscape photography offers some basic principles. Participants are then given hands-on support on a photography field trip. Images are edited on computer using a digital software package. Dr Michael Brown is Director of the Development Media Workshop based in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh. DMW uses digital media to focus on environmental and social issues.
Trainer: Tim Morris Artists will make a mould, sprew, invest, cast, and chase on the final day to make a finished bronze.
PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT & PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE Trainer: Christine Mackey
Designed to equip artists with the skills and knowledge to present their work to professional art specialists such as third-level institutes, curators, funders, local authorities & private companies, both National and International. Christine Mackey is an artist exploring contemporary drawing practice within a range of social and environmental contexts.
In this two-day workshop you will explore the extraordinary medium of hot glass. You will learn how to gather glass out of the furnace, to control and shape the hot glass, to blow a bubble and make a simple vessel. Working in two small teams, the emphasis of this course is hands-on experience, with demos and support from an experienced glassblower.
CONTEMPORARY PRINTMAKING
Weekend courses are designed especially for those participants who will be able to cover the basics of their chosen subject and will provide them ample time for ‘hand-on’ opportunities to learn new skills. Small classes ensure more press time and interaction with master printer Pete Williams. Throughout each course you will be encouraged to experiment with each process and develop your own prints while you learn. Pete Williams is an artist and director of the Print Market Project that is an exciting new venture, which has developed from the Print Market Workshop, based Cardiff. We are now moving forward to encompass not only our primary interest in print but to involvement in a wider range of art based projects- providing the possibility of a more flexible environment for fine art to flourish. We are instigating the opportunity for international exchange and commission based work that now includes sculptural activities.
This workshop will explore types of stone and their properties; as well as sourcing your material and tools and health & safety. Using hand tools only, participants are shown how to work stone effectively using traditional techniques, and then go on to carve a simple form, such as a vessel. Jackie McKenna was one of the founders of Leitrim Sculpture Centre and a driving force for establishing a centre for excellence in stone in Ireland. McKenna has completed many public commissions and is an expert in the use of stone in both public space and as a fine art practice.
Traditional woodcarving techniques are demonstrated upon a range of woods. Explanation of types of woods and their characteristics, the use of tools and their effects. Explanation of the types of wood best used for making sculpture and other objects as well as a short history of wood use in Ireland. Jackie McKenna was one of the founders of Leitrim Sculpture Centre and a driving force for establishing a centre for excellence in stone in Ireland. McKenna has completed many public commissions and is an expert in the use of stone and wood in both public space and as a fine art practice.
DIGITAL PRINTMAKING
You will demonstrate effective use of color, typography, imagery and production skills to make effective design layouts, which meet industry standards. Participants will initially be taken through the basics of photoshop, illustrator and in-design. More advanced work on the second day will include tips and solutions for typical problems found by the non-expert. Artists are encouraged to bring along current assignments they would like help with or a list of specific tasks they would like to master. Ciarán Clancy is a Graphic and Web Designer based in Leitrim. He has a Bachelors Degree in Digital Media and has studied and worked in Letterkenny and Dublin. Ciarán has recently set up his own Graphic Design and Web Design business in Leitrim called Taobh Bán.
This course offers a study of the basic principles and elements of Graphic Design. Using industry standard software you will develop the ability and confidence to determine appropriate and successful designs. This course is designed to help you achieve basic knowledge and skills in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign. Participants will initially be taken through the basics of photoshop, illustrator and in-design. More advanced work on the second day will include tips and solutions for typical problems found by the non-expert. Artists are encouraged to bring along current assigments they would like help with or a list of specific tasks they would like to master. Ciarán Clancy is a Graphic and Web Designer based in Leitrim. He has a Bachelors Degree in Digital Media and has studied and worked in Letterkenny and Dublin. Ciarán has recently set up his own Graphic Design and Web Design business in Leitrim called Taobh Bán.
STONE LETTERCUTTING
Investigating the evolution of incised text in stone and its historical and contemporary uses. In depth look at the modern alphabet and its individual letters; designing and laying out an inscription; positive and negative spaces; demonstration of lettercutting technique. Participants will design an inscription and cut some sample letters in Irish and English. Seamus Dunbar is a co-founder of the Leitrim Sculpture Centre and has exhibited throughout Ireland. Dunbar lives and practices in Manorhamilton and was recent chair of Leitrim Sculpture Centre.
EXPLORING FORMAND COLOUR IN HOT GLASS
Develop your own ideas in glass with the guidance of glass artists Graham Reid and Louise Rice. The class will investigate a variety of colour techniques and experiment with mould-blowing into plaster and metal moulds. For artists with some experience of hot glass and/or mouldmaking. Louise Rice is based at the Sculpture Centre in Manorhamilton and studied glass at EdinburghCollege of Art and the Rietveld Acadamie in Amsterdam. Rice has work in Ulster Museum, and National Glass Museum, Netherlands. Graham Reid received a Bachelors degree in Sculptural Glass from Massachusetts College Of Art. He built Knockbeg Studios where he taught glassblowing, and now works as sculptor in glass, wood and metal from his Studio in Sligo.
SAND CASTING WITH HOT GLASS
This one-day course will introduce you to the potential of molten glass as a creative material through the process of “Hot” casting into sand moulds. You will have the opportunity to ladle glass straight from the furnace and pour right into prepared “open faced” sand moulds using found and sculpted objects. This is the most direct method to create your own solid sculptural forms in glass. No previous glass working experience required and all materials are provided. Feel free to bring in your own objects to press in the sand. Appropriate footwear is a must: leather boots preferred, leather shoes acceptable; No open toed shoes or sandals!
This film-making course provides an opportunity for participants to produce a short film collectively on an aspect of the local landscape or natural environment. The film treatment may range from ‘fine-art’ or ‘abstract’ imagery to interview based documentary. The approach taken depends on the interests of the participants. Skills taught include filming and digital editing using broadcast quality equipment and software.
USE OF GLAZES IN CERAMIC ARTS
A range of glaze technology will be explored including oxides and raku glazes. Participants will learn how to make their own glazes from natural material and explore the nuances of colour, texture and surface quality onto prepared tiles. Work can be developed in 2 dimensions or onto prepared ceramic forms and can be kiln or raku fired at a later date.
RAKU FIRING
Peggy McKenna studied ceramics at University of Wales, Cardiff and has exhibited internationally and in Ireland. McKenna is currently lecturing in ceramic and sculpture studies at the Sligo IT.
MOULDMAKING FOR ARTISTS AND ARCHITECTS
The workshop will cover a variety of mould making techniques, including: multi-part, plaster bandage, dental alginate, and silicone. There will be discussion of "separators", fillers, coddling approaches and best practice. These primary moulds will then be used to make multiple positives including some waxes. The resultant waxes will be used to facilitate an investigation of refractory mould making techniques and materials that have been proved valuable in casting both metal and glass via the “lost wax” process. The information shared in this workshop have applications in art as well as architectural restoration. Keith Alan Seybert received masters’ degrees in Sculpture, and Glass and Ceramics from Washington University, St. Louis in 1987 and 1995. He has led numerous workshops in a variety of glass and sculpture techniques in the US, Europe and beyond. From 1999 to 2001 he was a Senior Researcher at the Royal College of Art, London, where he headed an in-depth examination of investment type refractory moulds for casting glass and bronze; a topic he has lectured on at many international venues including 2002 and 2009 at the annual conference of the Glass Art Society. He currently lives in Ireland and works in his Blarney studio.
PATINATION & FINISHING OF GLASS/ METAL
Participants will learn safe effective cold-working procedure: cutting, grinding, carving, polishing, hand lapping, and sand blasting. Many helpful "tricks" and time saving "short cuts" will be demonstrated as applicable to this arduous, yet gratifying, process. Significant texts on patination of copper based metals will be made available for reference and discussion. Some basic patinas will be demonstrated. Please come with wellies and rain gear. Keith Alan Seybert received masters’ degrees in Sculpture, and Glass and Ceramics from Washington University, St. Louis in 1987 and 1995. He has led numerous workshops in a variety of glass and sculpture techniques in the US, Europe and beyond. From 1999 to 2001 he was a Senior Researcher at the Royal College of Art, London, where he headed an in-depth examination of investment type refractory moulds for casting glass and bronze; a topic he has lectured on at many international venues including 2002 and 2009 at the annual conference of the Glass Art Society. He currently lives in Ireland and works in his Blarney studio.
ADVANCED REFRACTORY MOULDMAKING FOR KILN CAST GLASS AND BRONZE-CASTING.
The workshop will cover in depth, the techniques and the theory involved in casting glass and bronze. Model making, mould construction, investment type refractory moulds, and ceramic based mould materials will be discussed with an aim towards enabling participants to "customise" their approach to fit their vision. A range of Primary model materials will be demonstrated, working through to the final refractory moulds, thus some previous knowledge of, and experience with: clay, wax, or plaster work is essential to qualified participants. All pertinent aspects of Kiln-cast glass will be covered. Participants will need to come with both sketch book and note book; ready with ideas to pursue, and open to learn. Large amounts of material will be covered in a relatively short time.
CERAMIC CONSTRUCTION
Introduction to techniques for making, decorating and firing ceramic forms. Aspects of hand-building are pinching, coiling, slab building and press moulding will be covered. Surface decoration will also be explored using pattern, use of slips and stains. Objects will be fired in preparation for further glaze work and firing, or, a special raku firing. Peggy McKenna studied ceramics at University of Wales, Cardiff and has exhibited internationally and in Ireland. McKenna is currently lecturing in ceramic and sculpture studies at the Sligo IT.
STOP-FRAME ANIMATION
This animation course provides an opportunity for participants to learn ‘stop-frame’ animation techniques, with an emphasis on using objects from the natural environment like leaves, sticks, and stones. Participants work together to produce a short experimental animated film. The style of animations can be very varied, depending on participants’ ideas. Abstract films may explore the aesthetic qualities of natural materials. Narrative films may tell a story about the environment. Skills taught include animation techniques and digital editing. Dr Michael Brown is Director of the Development Media Workshop based in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh. DMW uses digital media to focus on environmental and social issues. |
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Trainer: Louise Rice, Graham Reid
Trainer: Pete Williams
Trainer: Jackie McKenna
Trainer: Jackie McKenna
Trainer: Majella Clancy
Trainer: Ciarán Clancy
Trainer: Seamus Dunbar
Trainer: Louise Rice & Graham Reid
Trainer: Keith Seybert
Trainer: Dr Michael Brown
Trainer: Peggy McKenna
Trainer: Peggy McKenna
Trainer: Keith Seybert
Trainer: Keith Seybert
Trainer: Keith Seybert
Trainer: Peggy McKenna
Trainer: Dr. Michael Brown
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